Variable Selection and Prediction Using a Nested, Matched Case-Control Study: Application to Hospital Acquired Pneumonia in Stroke Patients
Qian J, Payabvash S, Kemmling A, Lev MH, Schwamm LH, Betensky RA. Variable Selection and Prediction Using a Nested, Matched Case-Control Study: Application to Hospital Acquired Pneumonia in Stroke Patients. Biometrics 2013, 70: 153-163. PMID: 24320930, PMCID: PMC3954429, DOI: 10.1111/biom.12113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMassachusetts General HospitalCase-control studyStroke patientsAcute ischemic stroke patientsBrain regionsMatched Case-Control StudyHospital-Acquired PneumoniaIschemic stroke patientsLarge prospective studiesUnconditional logistic regressionCase-control designSpecific brain regionsAcquired PneumoniaAcute infarctionClinical featuresProspective studyClinical variablesGeneral HospitalEpidemiologic studiesPatientsModern imagingLarger studyLogistic regressionAppropriate statistical analysisHAP studies